Imperialism Test

After the ____________ rebellion, the British government came down harshly on their Indian colony.

• Evolution

• Apartheid

• Sepoy

• Imperialism

European imperialists enforced bans on native culture & language & used _________________ to legally segregate the natives from the white colonists.  They also practiced forced _______________ to make the natives convert to Christianity and dress in European styles.

• Evolution, Nationalism

• Apartheid, Assimilation

• Imperialism, Natural Selection

• Militarism, Sepoy

The rush to claim colonies in the 1800’s by industrialized nations was known as ________________, and it created a feeling of invincibility and dependency on military strength known as ___________________.

• Imperialism, Militarism

• Nationalism, Apartheid

• Assimilation, Imperialism

• Natural Selection, Evolution

Social Darwinism was philosophy created in the 1800’s by twisting Darwin’s ideas of natural selection and _________________.

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• Militarism

• Evolution

Which of these is NOT a reason that Europeans more become more aggressive in claiming colonies and expanding their empires in the 1800’s?

• the Industrial Revolution caused a need for markets in which they could sell their manufactured goods

• the loss of their colonies in the Americas caused a need to find new sources of raw materials

• the belief of Social Darwinism caused many Europeans to believe they were superior to other races & it was their right to conquer whatever land they needed

• the industrial Revolution created new diseases that were forcing the Europeans to escape Europe

Which of the following statements BEST describes the thinking of Social Darwinism?

• “The white man relies on technology & science to dominate other races, proving his inferiority.”

• “Europe has given the world the Scientific Revolution, the Renaissance, & the Industrial Revolution. If the rest of the world were equal to Europeans, they would have made their own discoveries by now.”

• “Some races evolve at different speeds than others; Africa & Asia will eventually catch up to Europe in science & technology.”

• “Religion is the key to success. If only the people of Africa & Asia would accept Jesus & Christianity they would become the equals of Europe and the United States.”

What was the “White Man’s Burden”?

• The belief that white men are the superior race & they have the duty to civilize the inferior peoples of the world

• The belief that white men were persecuted by the other races of the earth & they were never treated fairly by other races

• The belief that white men must protect themselves from the other races of the world who are trying to destroy them

• The belief that white men should repay all of the debts that they owed to the Native Americans

How did militarism contribute to the spread of imperialism in the 1800 and 1900’s?

• By creating massive armies & navies in industrialized countries, it made it necessary to have colonies to help pay for the increased costs

• Industrialized countries increased the size of their militaries to defend themselves against aggressive African and Asian nations

• By creating massive armies & navies in industrialized countries, it made it easy for them to dominates weaker nations and races

• Militarism did not contribute to imperialism

Which of these is NOT one way that Europeans enforce their hold over the native populations of their colonies?

• they force the natives to accept European culture, languages, and religions

• they brutally crush any uprising with their superior technology and weapons

• they force the natives to work for them for extremely low wages & in extremely harsh conditions; keeping them poor and unable to resist

• they pay huge sums of money to the natives for their land

 How was Japan able to modernize its economy, government, & military so quickly?

• they turned over power of the government to the Russians, who showed them how to run a modern country

• they sent diplomats from Japan to Europe & the United States to study modern society; invited technical experts to Japan to teach them modern technology

• they allied with China & used their advanced technology to modernize Japan

• they paid huge sums of money to European nations to build ships, trains, & other modern technology for them